This Day in History: I Miss Elongated Man

Friday, December 6, 2013
A central mystery in the middle act of 52 was the true identity of Supernova. Was it Superman? Superboy? Someone new?

Of course, Booster Gold fans were never at a loss, and neither was Ralph Dibny, better known as the world-famous Elongated Man!

Dibny was the first (and only!) to deduce Supernova's identity in 52 Week 31. Out-thinking a man with access to all of time and space was one of the last achievements in Dibny's celebrated career and also one of his finest.

So long, Ralph.
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 The Golden Age of Cinema

Thursday, December 5, 2013
One day, we will tell our grandchildren that we used to read comic books printed on paper about a character named Booster Gold. They'll probably look at us like we're making things up.

Last week's poll question: What do Booster Gold fans have to give thanks for in 2013? (44 votes)

1.) Booster Gold turns 30 in 2015.
2.) There's a rumor going around that DC wants to start producing more low budget movies about B-list heroes.

This week's poll question: Do you think DC will make a Booster Gold movie before 2015?

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 Scribbling for Scribblenauts

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
To celebrate the release of Scribblenauts Unmasked, DeviantArt.com hosted a contest featuring DC Comics characters. There were hundreds of submissions, many of which featured Booster Gold!

Click on any of the images above (by kirbyhead, eyzmaster, and stuartmday, respectively) to visit DeviantArt.com and see larger images.

You can see more Booster Gold-inspired pieces here. You'll find the well-deserved contest winners here.
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 One Thousand Posts

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
This is the 1000th Boosterrific Blog post! Self-congratulations — and soliloquies about world domination — are in order!

splash page from Booster Gold, Volume 1, #10, "Death Grip of the 1000"

Thanks to everyone who has ever dropped by Boosterrific.com to read one of these 1000 posts.
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 Brovember Is Never Over

Monday, December 2, 2013
For the month of November, EvilGeeks.com spotlighted famous bromances in pop culture. They saved the best until nearly last, featuring Blue Beetle and Booster Gold on November 29.

Ted Kord was a timid genius and Jon Carter a boorish blowhard, but that didn't stop them from bonding on and off the job.

Personally, I wouldn't describe Booster as a "boorish blowhard," but I suspect that's largely a case of semantics. In any event, it's good to see the Blue and Gold highlighted alongside other famous bromances, like Woody and Buzz Lightyear, C3P0 and R2D2, and Holmes and Watson. That's some good company!
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